After News.com's Friday report that Apple is moving to Intel/x86, the respected publication Wall Street Journal and now NYTimes threw their reputation behind the rumor. Many people still remain skeptical, but I personally believe that the time is right for Apple to switch to x86-64, for two main reasons:
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Just so you guys know, Intel makes other processors. And since Intel owns huge chip fabs, they could (relatively) easily start producing PPC chips in mass quantity (considering Apples's mass is miniscule compared to the amount of x86 processors produced). So, just wait a little while before jumping to the conclusion that it's got to be x86.
Just so you guys know, Intel makes other processors. And since Intel owns huge chip fabs, they could (relatively) easily start producing PPC chips in mass quantity (considering Apples's mass is miniscule compared to the amount of x86 processors produced). So, just wait a little while before jumping to the conclusion that it's got to be x86.